“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is a delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”
– Denis Waitley
NFT House 2.0: Digital Dreamscapes (Announced March 2025)
NFT House 2.0 invites architects and designers to create a fantastical digital home for the metaverse. Let your imagination run wild as you explore a future world where architecture, art, and technology intersect.
WINNER ($1000) | Felix Bergström, Ingrid Dahl (Sweden)
RUNNERS UP ($250) | Rafael Mendes (Brazil), Juno Takahashi (Japan), Elena Vasileva (Bulgaria), Connor Hayes (Australia)
Compact Living: Redefining Urban Spaces (Announced January 2025)
The primary goal of this competition is to push the boundaries of architectural design by focusing on the development of compact structures and city modules. The designs should optimize spatial efficiency while maintaining user comfort and sustainability. Participants are tasked with designing homes, schools, or even entire urban communities with a focus on maximizing limited space without compromising essential aspects of modern living, such as privacy, accessibility, and social interaction.
WINNER ($1000) | Lucía Navarro, Mateo Silva (Spain) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Aya El-Tayeb (Egypt), Kasper Andersen (Norway), Min-seo Park (South Korea), Sophia Clarke (USA)
Community-Based Busking Café Design (Announced December 2024)
Participants are tasked with creating a multifunctional space that serves as a café and a hub for creative expression. The design should include performance areas, exhibition spaces, and collaborative zones that support and celebrate local talent.
WINNER ($1000) | Nadia Hassan (Morocco) RUNNERS UP ($250) | [Laura Martínez, Diego Rivera (Mexico)], Frederik Lund (Denmark), Hiroshi Nakamura (Japan), Isabel Caruso (Italy)
Boundless Joy: Playgrounds (Announced October 2024)
This competition inspires participants to design playgrounds that are universally accessible and cater to children with various disabilities. The challenge is to transcend conventional playground designs and envision an inclusive environment where every child can play together safely and joyfully.
WINNER ($1000) | Sofia Ferreira, Carlos Hernández, Ana Martínez (Brazil) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Yuki Sato (Japan), Amina Khan (Pakistan), David Rios (Argentina), Elena Petrova (Russia)
Beyond Black Square (Announced September 2024)
This architectural competition aimed to design an innovative art exhibition and studio space inspired by Kazimir Malevich’s Suprematism, emphasizing bold geometric simplicity and spiritual intensity. The 900-square-meter site in the cultural heart of Petrograd (modern-day St. Petersburg) should facilitate creation, display, and interaction, acting as both a canvas and catalyst for artistic expression.
WINNER ($1000) | Maria Lopez, Ana Rodríguez, Carlos Hernández (Mexico) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Ahmed Al-Mansouri (Qatar), Elisa Moretti (Italy), Chen Wei (China), Oliver Brown (UK)
Best Thesis Award 2024 (Announced July 2024)
The “Best Thesis Awards 2024” aims to recognize exceptional talent and celebrate the culmination of years of dedication and hard work by final-year architecture students.
WINNER ($1000) | Zara Ahmed (Pakistan)\ Bridging Cultures through Design: Creating Inclusive Community Centers in Multicultural Urban Areas RUNNERS UP ($250) | Théo Dubois (France), Freya Hansen (Norway), Aisha Rahman (Jordan), Olivia Smith (Australia)
Beyond Horizons: Lunar Habitats (Announced Feb 2024)
Participants embarked on a groundbreaking journey to craft cutting-edge lunar habitats, seamlessly blending advanced technology and innovative systems.
WINNER ($1000) | Mei Lin Wong (Hong Kong)
Designing Hope: Refugee to Residents (Announced Feb 2024)
Participants were called to design transformative shelter solutions addressing the unique needs of communities affected by conflict, environmental disasters, or other crises.
WINNER ($1000) | Tariq Abdel-Hakim (Egypt) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Juan Carlos Ortega (Spain), Nina Petrova (Russia), Emilia Kowalski (Poland), Mohammed Hassan (UAE)
Chernobyl Rewilding (Announced Nov 2023)
Participants were tasked with designing a biodiverse city that encompasses residential, commercial, and cultural spaces, all carefully integrated into the natural landscape. The competition site is the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine, a historically significant and ecologically sensitive region.
WINNER ($1000) | Anastasia Ivanova (Ukraine) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Luca Bianchi (Italy), Sophia Müller (Germany), Samuel Thompson (Canada), Kazuki Tanaka (Japan)
Sustainable Shores (Announced Nov 2023)
Participants were tasked with designing a multifunctional waterfront building that serves as a vibrant hub for various uses, including residential, commercial, and cultural spaces.
WINNER ($1000) | Isabella Mitchell (Australia) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Marcelo Rivera (Argentina), Elena Rossi (Italy), Sarah Davies (UK), Chen Wei (China)
Classroom of the Future (Announced Sept 2023)
This competition challenged participants to design innovative and adaptable learning spaces that prioritize technology, flexibility, collaboration, and sustainability.
WINNER ($1000) | Emily Johnson (Canada) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Luis Santos (Brazil), Hana Kim (South Korea), Ahmed Al-Farsi (Oman), Sofia Garcia (Mexico)
Resilient Communities (Announced July 2023)
Participants were asked to design a community centre that serves as a hub for social, cultural, and educational activities. The centre should also be designed to be flexible and adaptable to changing needs and conditions.
WINNER ($1000) | Ayesha Ahmed (United Kingdom) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Miguel Fernandez (Spain), Emma Jensen (Denmark), Ravi Sharma (India), Claire Dubois (France)
NFT House (Announced July 2022)
Participants were tasked with creating a fantasy home for a minimum of 4 people and a maximum of 8 people in an imaginative setting (for the metaverse).
WINNER ($1000) | Mollie Andreasson (Sweden) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Pedro Martinez (Spain), Aiko Tanaka (Japan), Maria Silva (Brazil), John Lee (USA)
Resurrect: Syrian Migration (Announced Jan 2022)
Participants were challenged to design or modulate a refugee shelter system that could either adapt to the provided site in Rukban camp (Syria — Jordan border) or could be adapted elsewhere in the world with no compromise in the quality of lifestyle.
WINNER ($1000) | Behbod Tajik (Tunisia) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Fatima Al-Mansouri (UAE), Youssef Nassar (Lebanon), Elena Petrova (Russia), Liam Walsh (Ireland)
Revive: Sahara (Announced Nov 2021)
Participants were tasked with designing an independent and self-sustainable infrastructure for the community, supporting the intent to enhance tourism around the region.
WINNER ($1000) | Quimey Ruvalcaba Lugo (Brazil) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Carlos Mendoza (Mexico), Ingrid Johansson (Sweden), Lucia Santoro (Italy), Mehmet Kaya (Turkey)
Arctic Confluence: Tromso, Norway (Announced May 2021)
The challenge was to design a hybrid museum and a cultural and historical centre within Tromsø that attracts enthusiasts of the Arctic experience from around the world.
WINNER ($1000) | Quynh Thị Chất (Vietnam) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Mikael Bergström (Sweden), Valeria Rossi (Italy), Javier García (Spain), Aya Nakamura (Japan)
Uplift: Tiananmen (Announced Feb 2021)
The challenge was to design a temporary memorial for the Massacre of June 4th in Tiananmen Square.
WINNER ($1000) | Celso Barese (Italy) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Xiao Chen (China), An Nguyen (Vietnam), Sophia Schmidt (Germany), Ravi Kumar (India)
Rejuvenate: Chernobyl (Announced Jan 2021)
Participants were challenged to design a rejuvenation centre that resurrects a youthful appearance to the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl (Ukraine).
WINNER ($1000) | Ljuba Šimić (Croatia) RUNNERS UP ($250) | Igor Petrov (Russia), Maria Gonzalez (Spain), Tomás Silva (Portugal), Anna Kowalska (Poland)
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